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US 10,625,169 B1Granted
Standing playground glider
AssigneeBCI Burke Company, LLC
InventorBart Mayer
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Abstract
A playground glider swing is provided that allow one or more users to glide while standing on a rigid board and while grasping a rigid crossbar to assist with creating opposite momentum between the crossbar and the board. The users may stand on opposite ends of the crossbar to provide back and forth movement in a gliding motion. In this respect the present invention may be safely used by one or more children in a playground environment.
Claims20
A glider swing assembly comprising:
- a support frame adapted to support above a ground surface a first set of longitudinally spaced support frame pivot points laterally separated from a second set of longitudinally spaced support frame pivot points;
- a platform having a length extending along a longitudinal axis and a width extending along a transverse axis, the platform providing on its upper surface a first set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points laterally separated from a second set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points;
- a set of at least four flexible suspension members attached individually to each of the first and second set of longitudinally spaced support pivot points and connecting to a corresponding one of the first and second set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points to suspend the platform above the ground to swing along the longitudinal axis;
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- a first and second longitudinal side bars extending along the longitudinal axis to connect to respective flexible suspension members of sets of longitudinally spaced pivot points, respectively, at a height between the support frame and the platform to provide handgrips for a user standing on the platform;
- wherein the flexible suspension members allow the platform and the first and second longitudinal side bars, respectively, to move relative to each other in opposing directions to promote overall swinging motion of the entire assembly.
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A glider swing assembly comprising:
- a support frame adapted to support above a ground surface a first set of longitudinally spaced support frame pivot points laterally separated from a second set of longitudinally spaced support frame pivot points;
- a platform having a length extending along a longitudinal axis and a width extending along a transverse axis, the platform providing on its upper surface a first set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points laterally separated from a second set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points;
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- a set of at least four flexible suspension members attached individually to each of the first and second set of longitudinally spaced support pivot points and connecting to a corresponding one of the first and second set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points to suspend the platform above the ground to swing along the longitudinal axis;
- wherein the platform provides an oblong shaped board with broad surfaces at its outer longitudinal ends which narrow continuously toward a longitudinal center of the board;
- wherein the length of the platform is greater than the width of the platform by at least three times and
- wherein the platform comprises a polymer shell reinforced by a metal frame extending along the longitudinal axis.
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A glider swing assembly comprising:
- a support frame adapted to support above a ground surface a first set of longitudinally spaced support frame pivot points laterally separated from a second set of longitudinally spaced support frame pivot points;
- a platform having a length extending along a longitudinal axis and a width extending along a transverse axis, the platform providing on its upper surface a first set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points laterally separated from a second set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points;
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- a set of at least four flexible suspension members attached individually to each of the first and second set of longitudinally spaced support pivot points and connecting to a corresponding one of the first and second set of longitudinally spaced platform pivot points to suspend the platform above the ground to swing along the longitudinal axis;
- a first and second longitudinal side bars extending along the longitudinal axis to connect to respective flexible suspension members of sets of longitudinally spaced pivot points, respectively, at a height between the support frame and the platform to provide handgrips for a user standing on the platform;
- wherein the length of the platform is greater than the width of the platform by at least three times and
- wherein the platform comprises a polymer shell reinforced by a metal frame extending along the longitudinal axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.